For fans of Iâll Be Gone in the Dark, the thrilling true story of a would-be terrorist attack against a Kansas farming townâs immigrant community, and the FBI informant who exposed it.
In the spring of 2016, as immigration debates rocked the United States, three men in a militia group known as the Crusaders grew aggravated over one Kansas townâs growing Somali community. They decided that complaining about their new neighbors and threatening them directly wasnât enough. The men plotted to bomb a mosque, aiming to kill hundreds and inspire other attacks against Muslims in America. But they would wait until after the presidential election, so that their actions wouldnât hurt Donald Trumpâs chances of winning.
An FBI informant befriended the three men, acting as law enforcementâs eyes and ears for eight months. His secretly taped conversations with the militia were pivotal in obstructing their plans and were a lynchpin in the resulting trial and convictions for conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction.
White Hot Hate will tell the riveting true story of an averted case of domestic terrorism in one of the most remote towns in the US, not far from the infamous town where Capoteâs In Cold Blood was set. In the gripping details of this foiled scheme, we see in intimate focus the chilling, immediate threat of domestic terrorismâand racist anxiety in America writ large.
This page-turning work of true crime takes you inside the harrowing undercover operation: An Unlikely Undercover Operative: Follow the story of Dan Day, the informant who risked everything to go undercover inside the militia, secretly recording their plans for mass murder.A Plot Born of Hate: Uncover the chilling details of the Crusaders' plan to bomb a mosque and apartment complex, targeting hundreds of Somali immigrants in the heart of the American Midwest.Exclusive Access and Evidence: Built from hundreds of hours of secret FBI recordings and extensive interviews, this is the definitive account of a domestic terrorism case that shocked the nation.A Nation at a Crossroads: Explore the intersection of the 2016 election, the rise of the militia movement, and the fight for the soul of rural America.
For fans of Iâll Be Gone in the Dark, the thrilling true story of a would-be terrorist attack against a Kansas farming townâs immigrant community, and the FBI informant who exposed it.
In the spring of 2016, as immigration debates rocked the United States, three men in a militia group known as the Crusaders grew aggravated over one Kansas townâs growing Somali community. They decided that complaining about their new neighbors and threatening them directly wasnât enough. The men plotted to bomb a mosque, aiming to kill hundreds and inspire other attacks against Muslims in America. But they would wait until after the presidential election, so that their actions wouldnât hurt Donald Trumpâs chances of winning.
An FBI informant befriended the three men, acting as law enforcementâs eyes and ears for eight months. His secretly taped conversations with the militia were pivotal in obstructing their plans and were a lynchpin in the resulting trial and convictions for conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction.
White Hot Hate will tell the riveting true story of an averted case of domestic terrorism in one of the most remote towns in the US, not far from the infamous town where Capoteâs In Cold Blood was set. In the gripping details of this foiled scheme, we see in intimate focus the chilling, immediate threat of domestic terrorismâand racist anxiety in America writ large.
This page-turning work of true crime takes you inside the harrowing undercover operation: An Unlikely Undercover Operative: Follow the story of Dan Day, the informant who risked everything to go undercover inside the militia, secretly recording their plans for mass murder.A Plot Born of Hate: Uncover the chilling details of the Crusaders' plan to bomb a mosque and apartment complex, targeting hundreds of Somali immigrants in the heart of the American Midwest.Exclusive Access and Evidence: Built from hundreds of hours of secret FBI recordings and extensive interviews, this is the definitive account of a domestic terrorism case that shocked the nation.A Nation at a Crossroads: Explore the intersection of the 2016 election, the rise of the militia movement, and the fight for the soul of rural America.